1979 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 4

rpriske · 04-11-2013, 08:38 PM

April 24th, 1979

Oscar Gamble's third homer wasn't enough to make up the otherwise lacklustre play of the Jays. They fell to the Rangers 6-3.

WP - Len Barker (1-2)
Save - Rudy May (1)
LP - Jim Clancy (0-1)

Record - 4-12

rpriske · 04-11-2013, 09:03 PM

April 25th, 1979

Pete Vuckovich looked better today, but he still gave up the big 3-run blast to Pat Putnam to give the Rangers a 5-2 win and the series sweep.

WP - Rick Wise (3-1)
Save - Ron Reed (5)
LP - Pete Vuckovich (0-5)

Record - 4-13

rpriske · 04-11-2013, 09:31 PM

April 27th, 1979

The Jays broke their losing streak, and had a very positive debut by the newest Blue Jay, Mark Clear! He came on with the bases full and two out in the 9th. He pitched to 4 batters, getting a K and 3 ground-outs and his first save as Toronto beat Milwaukee 5-3.

Alfredo Griffin had a nice day, going 3 for 4 with 2 RBI.

WP - Mark Foster (3-0)
Save - Mark Clear (1)
LP - Mickey Mahler (0-2)

Record - 5-13

rpriske · 04-11-2013, 11:55 PM

April 28th, 1979

An all-around well-played game for Toronto. Oscar Gamble's 4th homerun led the offense and Mike Parrott had a solid outing before turning it over to Mark Clear, who allowed an unearned run, but still got the save as the Blue Jays beat the Brewers 7-5.

WP - Mike Parrott (1-4)
Save - Mark Clear (2)
LP - Bill Travers (2-2)

Record - 6-13

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 12:33 AM

April 29th, 1979

The first game of a double-header against the Brewers went 13 innings and eventually the Jays could hold them off for no longer as Milwaukee won 4-1.

WP - Bill Castro (1-0)
Save - Tom Buskey (1)
LP - Dwight Bernard (1-1)

Record - 6-14

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 01:04 AM

April 29th, 1979

The Brewers took both halves of the double header as Moose Haas shut out the Toronto hitters.

WP - Moose Haas (4-0)
LP - Jim Clancy (0-2)

Record - 6-15

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 01:07 AM

Still last in the power rankings.

Players of the week: Graig Nettles, Yankees & Bill Madlock, Giants

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 01:32 AM

April 30th, 1979

Pete Vuckovich was 'effectively wild' today as he pitched a 3-hit shutout, while tying the team record by walking 8!

The Blue Jays beat the Twins 5-0.

WP - Pete Vuckovich (1-5)
LP - Dave Goltz (3-1)

Record - 7-15

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 01:40 AM

Trying to jump start the rotation, Jim Clancy was sent to AAA while Jeff Byrd was called up.

The offense also needed some shuffling.

Sent to AAA: Kiko Garcia, Alfredo Griffin & Phil Mankowski

Called up: Dan Meyer, Leon Roberts & Al Woods

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 02:19 AM

May 1st, 1979

The Blue Jays staged an impressive comeback, but they fell short, losing 8-5 to the Twins. Mark Foster, pitching on short rest, had his worst performance of the season.

Jerome Thomson left the game with injury. We await diagnosis.

WP - Bill Bonham (4-2)
Save - Bill Gullickson (1)
LP - Mark Foster (3-1)

Record - 7-16

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 02:21 AM

April Awards

Hitter: George Brett, Royals and Darrell Porter, Mets

Pitcher: Dennis Leonard, Royals & Tom Underwood, Phillies

Rookie: Rudy Law, Yankees & Kirk Gibson, Braves

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 05:10 PM

May 2nd, 1979

Jeff Byrd joined the rotation and made the most of it! He pitched 7.1 innings in a 4-3 win over the Twins. He struck out 6 but walked 4.

Skip McBeath had a nice 2-run shot, his 2nd homer of the year.

WP - Jeff Byrd (1-0)
Save - Victor Cruz (4)
LP - Pete Redfern (1-1)

Record - 8-16

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 11:07 PM

May 3rd, 1979

This seems like a completely different team. Solid pitching and timely hitting led the way as the Blue Jays beat the Brewers 10-4.

Carlos Hernandez went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI and Oscar Gamble got his 5th homer and Dan Meyer got his first.

WP - Mike Parrott (2-4)
LP - Moose Haas (4-1)

Record - 9-16

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 11:11 PM

Matt Robinson was activated from the DL. Lloyd Robinson was sent to AAA to make room.

rpriske · 04-12-2013, 11:48 PM

May 4th, 1979

With the Jays and the Brewers knotted at 2, Carlos Hernandez hit his first homerun of the season in the top of the 9th, and he did it with the bases juiced for a grand slam! Toronto wins 6-2.

WP - Ed Whitson (1-0)
LP - Jerry Augustine (0-3)

Record - 10-16

rpriske · 04-13-2013, 12:30 AM

May 5th, 1979

The Jays best the Brewers again, this time by a score of 5-3 behind a two homer day by Oscar Gamble.

This win takes the Jays out of the basement in the AL East!

WP - Pete Vuckovich (2-5)
Save - Victor Cruz (5)
LP - Lary Sorensen (0-3)

Record - 11-16

rpriske · 04-13-2013, 12:34 AM

Jerome Thomson was placed on the 15 day DL. Phil Mankowski was called back up.

Jorge Torres was signed to a minor league contract.

rpriske · 04-13-2013, 01:28 AM

May 6th, 1979

The Jays winning run hit a speed bump as the Brewers took this one 4-2. Mark Foster had to leave the game in the 3rd due to a sore back. Tucker Garland pitched very well in relief but one mistake and that was a 2-run homer by Dan Thomas.

WP - Jerry Koosman (4-3)
Save - Bill Castro (5)
LP - Tucker Garland (0-3)

Record - 11-17

rpriske · 04-13-2013, 12:40 PM

May 7th, 1979

The Blue Jays unloaded on the Twins, hitting five homeruns and winning 9-1.
At one one point Oscar Gamble, Al Woods and Rich Dauer hit three straight, in addition to a second my Gamble and one by Joe Nolan.

Jeff Byrd had control issues but he didn't let the Twines take advantage of it.

WP - Jeff Byrd (2-0)
LP - Gary Serum (2-4)

Record - 12-17

rpriske · 04-13-2013, 12:42 PM

Toronto rode their hot streak up to #22 on the weekly power rankings.

Players of the week: Ben Ogilvie, Royals & Al Oliver, Pirates

04-12-2013, 02:19 AM	#70
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	May 1st, 1979 The Blue Jays staged an impressive comeback, but they fell short, losing 8-5 to the Twins. Mark Foster, pitching on short rest, had his worst performance of the season. Jerome Thomson left the game with injury. We await diagnosis. WP - Bill Bonham (4-2) Save - Bill Gullickson (1) LP - Mark Foster (3-1) Record - 7-16 Last edited by rpriske; 04-12-2013 at 02:22 AM.

04-12-2013, 11:11 PM	#74
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	Matt Robinson was activated from the DL. Lloyd Robinson was sent to AAA to make room. Last edited by rpriske; 04-12-2013 at 11:46 PM.

04-11-2013, 08:38 PM	#61
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	April 24th, 1979 Oscar Gamble's third homer wasn't enough to make up the otherwise lacklustre play of the Jays. They fell to the Rangers 6-3. WP - Len Barker (1-2) Save - Rudy May (1) LP - Jim Clancy (0-1) Record - 4-12

04-11-2013, 09:03 PM	#62
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	April 25th, 1979 Pete Vuckovich looked better today, but he still gave up the big 3-run blast to Pat Putnam to give the Rangers a 5-2 win and the series sweep. WP - Rick Wise (3-1) Save - Ron Reed (5) LP - Pete Vuckovich (0-5) Record - 4-13

04-11-2013, 09:31 PM	#63
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	April 27th, 1979 The Jays broke their losing streak, and had a very positive debut by the newest Blue Jay, Mark Clear! He came on with the bases full and two out in the 9th. He pitched to 4 batters, getting a K and 3 ground-outs and his first save as Toronto beat Milwaukee 5-3. Alfredo Griffin had a nice day, going 3 for 4 with 2 RBI. WP - Mark Foster (3-0) Save - Mark Clear (1) LP - Mickey Mahler (0-2) Record - 5-13

04-11-2013, 11:55 PM	#64
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	April 28th, 1979 An all-around well-played game for Toronto. Oscar Gamble's 4th homerun led the offense and Mike Parrott had a solid outing before turning it over to Mark Clear, who allowed an unearned run, but still got the save as the Blue Jays beat the Brewers 7-5. WP - Mike Parrott (1-4) Save - Mark Clear (2) LP - Bill Travers (2-2) Record - 6-13

04-12-2013, 12:33 AM	#65
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	April 29th, 1979 The first game of a double-header against the Brewers went 13 innings and eventually the Jays could hold them off for no longer as Milwaukee won 4-1. WP - Bill Castro (1-0) Save - Tom Buskey (1) LP - Dwight Bernard (1-1) Record - 6-14

04-12-2013, 01:04 AM	#66
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	April 29th, 1979 The Brewers took both halves of the double header as Moose Haas shut out the Toronto hitters. WP - Moose Haas (4-0) LP - Jim Clancy (0-2) Record - 6-15

04-12-2013, 01:07 AM	#67
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	Still last in the power rankings. Players of the week: Graig Nettles, Yankees & Bill Madlock, Giants

04-12-2013, 01:32 AM	#68
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	April 30th, 1979 Pete Vuckovich was 'effectively wild' today as he pitched a 3-hit shutout, while tying the team record by walking 8! The Blue Jays beat the Twins 5-0. WP - Pete Vuckovich (1-5) LP - Dave Goltz (3-1) Record - 7-15

04-12-2013, 01:40 AM	#69
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	Trying to jump start the rotation, Jim Clancy was sent to AAA while Jeff Byrd was called up. The offense also needed some shuffling. Sent to AAA: Kiko Garcia, Alfredo Griffin & Phil Mankowski Called up: Dan Meyer, Leon Roberts & Al Woods

04-12-2013, 02:21 AM	#71
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	April Awards Hitter: George Brett, Royals and Darrell Porter, Mets Pitcher: Dennis Leonard, Royals & Tom Underwood, Phillies Rookie: Rudy Law, Yankees & Kirk Gibson, Braves

04-12-2013, 05:10 PM	#72
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	May 2nd, 1979 Jeff Byrd joined the rotation and made the most of it! He pitched 7.1 innings in a 4-3 win over the Twins. He struck out 6 but walked 4. Skip McBeath had a nice 2-run shot, his 2nd homer of the year. WP - Jeff Byrd (1-0) Save - Victor Cruz (4) LP - Pete Redfern (1-1) Record - 8-16

04-12-2013, 11:07 PM	#73
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	May 3rd, 1979 This seems like a completely different team. Solid pitching and timely hitting led the way as the Blue Jays beat the Brewers 10-4. Carlos Hernandez went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI and Oscar Gamble got his 5th homer and Dan Meyer got his first. WP - Mike Parrott (2-4) LP - Moose Haas (4-1) Record - 9-16

04-12-2013, 11:48 PM	#75
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	May 4th, 1979 With the Jays and the Brewers knotted at 2, Carlos Hernandez hit his first homerun of the season in the top of the 9th, and he did it with the bases juiced for a grand slam! Toronto wins 6-2. WP - Ed Whitson (1-0) LP - Jerry Augustine (0-3) Record - 10-16

04-13-2013, 12:30 AM	#76
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	May 5th, 1979 The Jays best the Brewers again, this time by a score of 5-3 behind a two homer day by Oscar Gamble. This win takes the Jays out of the basement in the AL East! WP - Pete Vuckovich (2-5) Save - Victor Cruz (5) LP - Lary Sorensen (0-3) Record - 11-16

04-13-2013, 12:34 AM	#77
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	Jerome Thomson was placed on the 15 day DL. Phil Mankowski was called back up. Jorge Torres was signed to a minor league contract.

04-13-2013, 01:28 AM	#78
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	May 6th, 1979 The Jays winning run hit a speed bump as the Brewers took this one 4-2. Mark Foster had to leave the game in the 3rd due to a sore back. Tucker Garland pitched very well in relief but one mistake and that was a 2-run homer by Dan Thomas. WP - Jerry Koosman (4-3) Save - Bill Castro (5) LP - Tucker Garland (0-3) Record - 11-17

04-13-2013, 12:40 PM	#79
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	May 7th, 1979 The Blue Jays unloaded on the Twins, hitting five homeruns and winning 9-1. At one one point Oscar Gamble, Al Woods and Rich Dauer hit three straight, in addition to a second my Gamble and one by Joe Nolan. Jeff Byrd had control issues but he didn't let the Twines take advantage of it. WP - Jeff Byrd (2-0) LP - Gary Serum (2-4) Record - 12-17

04-13-2013, 12:42 PM	#80
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,731	Toronto rode their hot streak up to #22 on the weekly power rankings. Players of the week: Ben Ogilvie, Royals & Al Oliver, Pirates